Heroes, "Gross Attempt" Zach/Claire, Rated PG-13
Fandom: Heroes
Title: Gross Attempt
Characters/Pairings: Claire, Zach
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 266
Warnings/Spoilers: early Season One, descriptions of gore
Notes: Written for "Split" for heroes_contest
Summary: Zach will never get used to seeing her put her body back into place.
Gross Attempt
It was her fourth attempt, and as Zach watched her get up with broken bones and open gashes, he still felt horrified every time.
"Did you get that on tape?" she asked, unfazed. He nodded slowly, his expression frozen in surprised disbelief. She sighed heavily and peered up where she descended, planning to jump again. He watched her tending herself carefully, and he almost retched from the sounds of her bones snapping back into place and the gooey flesh mending over muscles. He looked at her face, bruised and blooded from scrapes. His eyes traveled from her split lip to the top of her hairline, soaked in blood. He gasped as he spotted another injury she did not catch.
Zach grimaced. "Uh, Claire?" He pointed to her forehead, where a small section of hair and flesh had been scrapped off her scalp. She must have banged her head on the metal and skinned herself before tumbling down.
Claire looked up and then lightly placed the skin back into its original spot, letting her healing powers take over. Zach winced as he watched her, and he felt like he'd never get used to seeing her do that.
"Shall we go again?" she asked; apparently, her emotions had already transcended the obvious gore factor. Zach swallowed an awkward lump.
"Sure, why not? I think there's still some areas on your body you haven't mangled yet." Claire gave him a warning look.
"No commentary, just shoot," she said, stomping back up the metal stairs. Zach watched her squeamishly and was thankful he skipped lunch that day.
Title: Gross Attempt
Characters/Pairings: Claire, Zach
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 266
Warnings/Spoilers: early Season One, descriptions of gore
Notes: Written for "Split" for heroes_contest
Summary: Zach will never get used to seeing her put her body back into place.
Gross Attempt
It was her fourth attempt, and as Zach watched her get up with broken bones and open gashes, he still felt horrified every time.
"Did you get that on tape?" she asked, unfazed. He nodded slowly, his expression frozen in surprised disbelief. She sighed heavily and peered up where she descended, planning to jump again. He watched her tending herself carefully, and he almost retched from the sounds of her bones snapping back into place and the gooey flesh mending over muscles. He looked at her face, bruised and blooded from scrapes. His eyes traveled from her split lip to the top of her hairline, soaked in blood. He gasped as he spotted another injury she did not catch.
Zach grimaced. "Uh, Claire?" He pointed to her forehead, where a small section of hair and flesh had been scrapped off her scalp. She must have banged her head on the metal and skinned herself before tumbling down.
Claire looked up and then lightly placed the skin back into its original spot, letting her healing powers take over. Zach winced as he watched her, and he felt like he'd never get used to seeing her do that.
"Shall we go again?" she asked; apparently, her emotions had already transcended the obvious gore factor. Zach swallowed an awkward lump.
"Sure, why not? I think there's still some areas on your body you haven't mangled yet." Claire gave him a warning look.
"No commentary, just shoot," she said, stomping back up the metal stairs. Zach watched her squeamishly and was thankful he skipped lunch that day.